MEET THE DIY MOTO FIX TEAM
PAUL OLESEN // FOUNDER + ENGINEER |
Paul Olesen is Wisconsin native who has always had motorcycles on his mind. From tearing apart his first bike at the age of 18, his curiosity around engine design has guided his entire career.
During his years in the UK attending the University of Wales, Paul not only received his degree in motorcycle engineering, but he also designed and built his own racing motorcycle from the ground up. He spent his summers stateside, where he interned as a design engineer for S&S Cycle. While there, he built the fairing for their Bonneville racing bike and worked on the 2012 racing team. It was through this education and exploration that Paul honed his engineering knowledge, which launched him head first after graduation into a powertrain position at Erik Buell Racing. After spending just over a year there, Paul realized his time was better spent educating the everyday rider through DIY Moto Fix. In doing so, he is bent on keeping the world of motor sports alive and well. Life hasn't been all work. Paul loves dirt biking, road racing, and ice racing. Right now he proudly owns a 07 YZY250, 04 CRF250, 07 Triumph Tiger 1050, and a 75 Kawasaki H2 that he restored himself. These bikes come in a long line of motorcycles that Paul has built or rebuilt himself. When he isn't writing about all things motorcycle here on DIY Moto Fix, Paul loves working and riding on his 80 acres and reading endless amounts of non-fiction.
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KELSEY Olesen // PHOTOGRAPHER + VIDEOGRAPHER |
Kelsey Olesen hails from Cottage Grove, Minnesota where she was introduced to two wheels at a very young age. From as far back as she can remember her dad had at least four motorcycles in the garage at one time. Her first dirt bike came at age nine, a little Yamaha MX80, which she rode up north at her cabin every chance she could.
After graduating high school Kelsey pursued photography and video production at DePaul University and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2011. Since then she has produced and directed a number of films, including the Indie Series Award nominated Chicago-based show, THE DREAMERS. Kelsey currently runs her own photography and production company at Kelsey Jorissen Photography. She specializes in photojournalistic-style portraiture for the Milwaukee area as well as video production. She joined the DIY Moto Fix Team in late 2013 and helps Paul produce and photograph his video manuals, free guides, and books. |
Kelsey brings not only professional knowledge, but professional videography, photography, and editing to the DIY Moto Fix process. The Canon EOS 6D Full-Frame DSLR is the camera she swears by. She brings the "hands-on" style to our Video Manuals and books that allows riders and at-home mechanics to learn seamlessly.
Aside from photography and production, Kelsey loves reading anything and everything, tending to her pastured chickens, and spending time with her family and friends at the cabin.
Aside from photography and production, Kelsey loves reading anything and everything, tending to her pastured chickens, and spending time with her family and friends at the cabin.